The Place to Take a Humor Break
Artwork by Lauren Faulkenberry. Idea/text by Bill Spencer. Lauren Faulkenberry is a novelist and illustrator living in western North Carolina. Originally from South Carolina, she has worked as an archaeologist, an editor, and a ranger […]
Ever since I became a teenager, I’ve wished I had something of record-setting size—something giant, gargantuan even, something so big it’s downright scary. (Hint it begins with a “p” and ends with an “s.”) Yes, […]
I’ve always been vain. When I was two years old, yes two, I ran away from home, my plan being that I would walk to my grandmother’s 50 miles away. I was confident I could […]
Today, we are happy to share with you an excerpt from Uranus Is Always Funny: Short Essays to Make You Laugh by the wonderful Bill Spencer. Book Description: The 65 humor essays in Uranus Is […]
Carolyn told me my shoes look really rough. That surprised me. I wrapped them in fresh duct tape just a few weeks ago. Bill Spencer is the author of Uranus is Always Funny: Short Essays […]
I have no idea how to solve the partisan rancor that has evolved in America. But I do think I have some insight into why there is now such a political divide despite the fact that […]
The July 2021 issue of Funny Times contains this item in its “News of the Weird” section: John Hinkle bowled a perfect 300 game on April 12 using a ball containing his father’s ashes. Because […]
My wife says she lives like she types—fast and with a lot of mistakes. I can’t comment on the mistakes part, but I can attest to the fast part. I literally cannot keep up with […]
An article entitled “Mystery of the Diminishing Sperm Counts” reports that between 1973 and 2011, sperm concentrations worldwide decreased by 52% and at the same time total sperm counts were lowered by 59%. These results […]
Looking for love almost killed me once. I’m not kidding. When I was single in my 20’s, my also-single brother Kelly and I decided to join a youth-group mixer activity, a trip from Tybee Island, […]